Alan J. Port
Name: Alan J. Port
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/16/2002
Location: N Ninth St. and Enterprise St.
Springfield, Illinois, 62702
County: Sangamon
Agency: Springfield Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Alan J. Port died from injuries sustained 10 days earlier in a crash with a police car driven by officer Ron Roy, 33, who police said was responding to a call. Port was driving a 1998 Honda Civic east on Enterprise when he pulled onto Ninth and was hit by Roy's northbound car at 11:12 p.m. Roy's car then hit a utility pole, shearing off the bottom five feet and knocking out power. In 2004, the city council approved a $1.1 million settlement.
Unique ID: 1693
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